Insulin and Weight Gain/ also trazadone

Does anybody know about Insulinand Weight Gain due to Insulin being a hormone. I was told this by a Doctor, and I am taking 60 units a day. I am gainig weight but I don't know if it is from Insulin and combination of food or both. Also taking Trazodone for sleep. Does anybody know about this

I have gained about 40 lbs. since starting on insulin even though I exercise more and stick to a stricter diet. I have to say though that my blood sugar levels have come way down since I started on the insulin and my dr.& I are very happy with the results

Petra,Thank you for your reply, I am so happy to hear from you and others about weight gain with insulin. I am going to go stricter with my diet and discontinemy insulin. I was so concerned about this problem. I gained so fast, and alsonot feeling good on insulin. I will try to keep it under control with diet.

I too have gained weight, the more insilin, the more weight. If you can tolerate Byetta I have heard it helps with the weight. But it made me deathly ill. Also I have heard people using flaxseed are having some results losing weight but I know nothing about it.

Hi there, I'm new on this site and I noticed your letter. I have been a type 1 diabetic for almost 20 years, right now I'm taking 65 units of Lantus daily and 10 units of Humalog for a couple of years, and yes the more insulin you take the more weight you will gain, and yes that is a fact, but it's the only thing that we all can do to keep our sugar levels good.

I agree with you. First I lose weight then when I started insulin in large dose, gained weight. Now having BG under control took weight off due to dose being lower…I try to keep my BG normal so I don't have to increase my insulin…

Debe.Thank you for your reply, I am so glad to know this is the side effect of insulin. It is going to make become stricter with diet and move more. Idon't want to gain any more weight. I amexercising now carrying all this weight around.

I have been on 98 units in the am and 84 units in the pm for about 8 months. I have gained over 30 pounds and I have reduced my eating pattern. I think it is the insulin, at least that is what my doc says but that living is much more important than being skinny. She sits her skinny little dierrere in the chair opposite mine when she says that but I think if the shoe were on the other foot, a solution would be possible. I continue the search. This website is part of that effort.